General Geography
Sites
National Geographic Society
National
Geographic Xpeditions Hall (interactive "museum" of geographic
journeys)
National
Geographic DVDs & Videos
United States Geological Survey
(USGS) Geography Section
The Geography Site
The Smithsonian Institute
I Like 2 Learn (Interactive
quizzes for learning countries and capitals)
Lizard Point (Interactive
click-style site for learning countries, capitals and locations)
TriviaPlaza.com
(Interactive click-style site for learning countries, capitals and locations)
Sheppardsoftware.com
(Interactive click-style site for learning countries, capitals and locations)
Maps That Teach
(Interactive click-style site for learning countries and capitals)
Pioneer: Utah's Online
Library for Students and Teachers
About Geography (contains numerous
links to informative Geography sites)
The Geography Site (UK-based
site containing many links to geographic topics)
Geography Games
(on-line games via Sheppardsoftware)
Cartography
(Grids, Maps, Directions, Time Zones)
Test Your Geographic
Knowledge (Interactive map tests via: SheppardSoftware)
Test
Your Geographic Knowledge (Interactive map tests via: LizardPoint)
Test Your Geographic
Knowledge (Interactive map tests via: McCollam)
Geography Maps
you can Printout and Label #1 (via: EnchantedLearning)
Geography
maps students can print out and label #2 (via: About:Geography)
Geography maps students can print
out and label #3 (via: Maps4Kids)
MapMachine
(by National Geographic)
Xpeditions
Maps for Printing and Copying (by National Geographic)
MapQuest (Maps & Driving Directions)
Maps by Google (Maps and Satellite
photos)
Terraserver (Satellite Images)
Google Earth (view the Earth through
a powerful 3D interface)
NASA's World Wind (view the
Earth through a 3D interface)
Utah's Statewide
Geographic Information Database (via AGRC)
Utah Atlas
of Panoramic Aerial Images (CGS)
Zoom
into Maps (via The Library of Congress)
World Atlas (interactive
site for finding latitude and longitude and location facts)
Remote
Sensing, Satellites and Images from Space
World Time Zones and Clocks
for PC's
Time Zone Converter
Latitude and Longitude
Calculations for Countries and Cities
Geographic
Tools (GPS & GIS)
What
Is GPS (by The Aerospace Corporation)
GPS Geolocation
Games for Students (using Garmin GPS units)
GPS Geocaching
Games (by Geocaching.com)
The GPS Store (Instruments: types
and prices)
GPS-60
Garmin Unit (this handheld GPS unit is popular with teachers and students)
Geocaching - Official Global GPS
Cache Hunt Site
Geographic Information Systems (GIS via
ESRI)
What Is GIS (by ESRI)
GIS Day and GIS Quest
Utah
Automated Geographic Reference Center (AGRC)
Utah's Statewide Geographic Information
Database (via AGRC)
Article: Emergency-Response
Times Up To Par? (GIS helps solve problems)
Mapping Southern
California Wildfire Evacuations during 2003 (using GIS)
ESRI ArcGIS Software
Article:
Better Document Management Through Georeferencing (via ESRI)
Geography
Jeopardy game site (for creating Jeopardy-style geography questions
and games)
Investigative Geography
(Locate People, Businesses and Property)
White
Pages (Free People Search)
Advanced People Search and Public Records Now
AnyWho (Yellow & White Pages)
Excite.com (Yellow & White Pages)
National Address
Server (People Search & Zip Codes)
Switchboard Search Resources (Yellow
& White Pages)
WhoWhere.com (Yellow & White
Pages)
WorldPages.com (White
Pages)
Yahoo! People Search (White Pages)
UtahsRight.com
(Utah court records, DUI's, divorces, salaries)
Zip Codes Lookup (via
the United States Postal Service)
Who Owns That Website? (Search ownership
of any website in the world)
Unravel IP
Addresses, Hosts or Name Servers (figure out who is writing/hosting
it)
Utah
Department of Corrections
CrimeReports.com
Thematic
Geography
Five
Activities for Teaching Geography's Five Themes
Physical Geography
Earth Observatory (NASA)
Earth from Space (numerous
NASA images of earth)
Plate Tectonics
(by USGS)
Plate
Tectonics (a Google collection)
Utah Geological Information (by UGS)
Ocean Explorer (NOAA)
Weather
and Natural Forces (by NGS)
Earthquake Hazards Program (by
USGS)
National Weather Service (NOAA)
Utah Center for Climate and Weather
(UCCW)
Hurricanes (by NHC)
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
(NASA)
Lightning
(via SLC-NWS links)
Tornadoes
(via NOAA links)
Tsunami Informaton Center (by
ITIC)
Volcano Hazards Program (by USGS)
The Weather Channel
Climate Data by WeatherBase
Physical
Environment Glossary (defines different physical environmental features)
Geography
student saved lives by warning of 2004 Tsunami (DN, Dec.27, 2005)
Earthquakes
in Utah: "It's 2008 - and the Big One slams Utah" (DN, April
16, 2006)
Earthquakes
in Utah: "Shaken to Pieces" (DN, April 17, 2006)
Earthquakes
in Utah: "Out of Service" (DN, April 18, 2006)
Earthquakes
in Utah: "Organization Helps Reduce Disaster Toll" (DN, April
19, 2006)
Earthquakes
in Utah: "Preparing for the Big One" (DN, April 20, 2006)
Earthquakes
in Utah: "Ready for Big Quake" (DN, April 20, 2006)
Japan's
9.0 Earthquake and subsequent Tsunami of March 2011 (before and after
photos)
Japan's
Tsunami videos (composite video presentation) of March 2011
(via SkyNews)
Environmental Geography
Environmental
News (by NGS)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental Kids Club (EPA)
The Nature Conservancy
Gulf
of Mexico BP Oil Spill Map
World
Clock of Human and Environmental related issues
Trash
from Japan's Tsunami Will Reach Hawaii and US West Coast
Human Geography
See sections on Cultural Geography, Political Geography, Geography
of World Religions, Geography of Family History, and Geography of Travel,
Geography of Tourism, and Photographic Geography.
Cultural Geography
EveryCulture.com
(extensive cultural information on world countries)
Kwintessential
(extensive cultural information and etiquette guides on countries)
Utah Education Network
(UEN - for Teachers and Students)
Cultural Grams - Country Reports
on 182 Cultures of the World
On-Line Cultural
Grams (World Edition, Kids Edition, States Edition)
Students of the World
(country information, penpals, student blogs and more)
Cultural Geography (shares personal
cultures from people around the world)
Library
of Congress - Global Gateway to World Cultures and Resources
Ethnologue - Languages of the World
Jennifer's Language
Pages (converts words and phrases into different languages)
Education
World (converts words and phrases into different languages)
Population Pyramids of
World Countries (Past-Future; US Census Bureau)
Food Recipes from Countries and
Cultures around the World
Food
Recipes and International Cuisine Recipes
World
Music selections (music from around the world via NGS)
Asians
and North Americans View the World in Different Ways (DN, Aug.23, 2005)
Suicide
& Utah Students (1) "Utah's Youth Suicide Epidemic" (DN,
April 23-28, 2006)
Suicide
& Utah Students (4)"Attitudes in Schools about Suicide"
(DN, April 23-28,06)
Suicide
& Utah Students (6) "Preventing Suicide in Utah" (DN,
April 23-28, 2006)
Political
Geography
CIA
World Factbook (on world countries)
Countries of the
World - Infoplease
Countries
of the World - Abbreviations, Calling Codes, Facts, Flags and Maps (RGS)
Pronunciation
Guide (correct pronunciation of world countries and cities (WHE)
Pronunciation
Guide (hear the correct pronunciation of world countries)
United Nations Cyber
Schoolbus (info on world countries)
Political Maps (historical and current
election and political maps)
Country Reports.com (facts
and info on world countries)
I Like 2 Learn (Interactive
quizzes for learning countries and capitals)
Test Your Geographic
Knowledge (Interactive quizzes for learning countries)
Geography.org (facts and info on
world countries)
Atlapedia (facts and info on world
countries)
Flags of Countries and other political
entities
United States Embassies and Consulates
Political Geography Specialty
Group (AAG)
CNN News and Information
BBC News and Information
Newsweek News and Information
Amnesty International (information
about human rights issues around the world)
New
Countries with New Concepts - Creating a New Country (EscapeArtist)
Micronations
- Start Your Own Country! (Zenzibar Alternative Culture)
Cultural Grams - Country Reports
on 180+ Cultures of the World
On-Line Cultural
Grams (World Edition, Kids Edition, States Edition)
Country Studies (Library
of Congress)
Yahoo's Information on Countries
and Regions
Students of the World
(country information, penpals, student blogs and more)
MSNBC
Nightly News Stories
Geography
of World Religions
Religious
Tolerance.org (links to major world religions and numerous belief systems)
(Christian) World Council
of Churches (world organization of Christian churches)
(Christian) National
Council of Churches (national organization of Christian churches)
IslamWorld.net (a site containing
extensive links and information on Islam)
Al
Jazeera - in English (Arab and Islamic news in English)
The Hindu Universe (a site containing
extensive links and information on Hinduism)
BuddhaNet.net (a site containing
extensive links and information on Buddhism)
Judaism (a site containing
extensive links and information on Judaism)
Geography of Family History
FamilySearch.org (LDS Church
family history site and database)
Ancestry.com (large collection of
family history records)
RootsWeb.com (oldest and large free
genealogy site)
Social Security
Death Index (of the United States via Ancestry.com)
Brough Family Organization (large
ancestral family history organization)
Roots
of Human Tree Remarkably Shallow (DN, July 24, 2006)
Geography of Travel
Expedia.com (flights, hotels. cars,
cruises and activities)
Orbitz.com (flights, hotels, cars,
cruises and activities)
Sidestep.com (flights, hotels, cars, cruises and activities)
LastMinuteTravel.com
(flights, hotels, cars, cruises and activities)
Travelocity.com (flights, hotels,
cars, cruises and activities)
CheapTickets.com (flights, hotels,
cars, cruises and activities)
Cheapfares.com (flights, hotels,
cars, cruises and activities)
AirlineTickets.org (flights,
airline information and travel tips)
Kayak.com (flights, hotels and cars)
Hotwire.com (flights, hotels and cars)
SmartTravel.com (flights, hotels
and cars)
Hotels.com (flights, hotels and cars)
HotelHotline.com (hotels)
Mobissimo.com
(flights, hotels and cars)
QuikBook.com (hotels)
Cruise.com (large cruise-site specialists)
Restaurants throughout
the United States and Abroad
Foreign Exchange Currency
Converter
International Currency Converter
Universal Currency Converter
Language Translation Converter
World Time Clocks and Time Zones
Average
Gasoline Prices Around the World
Geography
of Tourism
Virtual
Field Trips--or efield trips--to locations, museums and exhibits worldwide
Virtual Field Trips
to worldwide locations (i4c organization)
Virtual Tourist (a directory
of website for many countries)
National Geographic
(Society) Expeditions
Travel Videos
(by Video Visits)
Rick Steves European Travel Videos
& Information
Gap Adventures (specializes
on providing tourism for small-to-medium size groups)
Maasai.com (Kenya wildlife tours by
local Maasai trackers)
Geography
of World Connections (Links to Classrooms around the World)
Global SchoolNet Foundation
KidLink
International Education Resource Network
Project Harmony
Photographic Geography
PicturesofPlaces.com (extensive
photographs of world areas and countries)
TrekEarth.com (extensive
photographs of world areas and countries)
Peter Langer Associated Media
Group (photographs of world areas and countries)
Terra Galleria (extensive photographs
of world areas and countries)
EarthTrip Photo Gallery
(extensive photographs of world areas and countries)
Pics4Learning.com (photos appropriate
for geographical use)
PlanetWare.com (photos of countries
and areas)
Culturefocus.com (photos of countries
and areas)
AskAsia.org (photos
of countries and areas)
FreePhoto.com (photos of
countries and areas)
Photo
Gallery of South American Countries
Photo
Gallery of European Countries
Photo Gallery of African
Countries (Source #1)
Photo Gallery of African
Countries (Source #2)
Photo Gallery of Asian Countries
Photo Gallery of Australian Animals and
Plants
Virtual Tour of Antarctica
(by CARA)
The Geography Site (photos
related to physical and human geography)
World
Wide Panoramas (360 degree virtual-reality panorama photos)
